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Integrated water & power plant (IWPP)

An integrated water and power plant co-produces electricity and desalinated water: steam extracted from the power cycle drives thermal desalination (MSF or MED). IWPPs are common across the Gulf (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar).

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What is an IWPP?

A combined-cycle or steam plant that also makes fresh water by desalination, using heat from the power cycle — a form of cogeneration.

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